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Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Mr Wind Up Bird posted:

And if you decide to buy them digitally why not pick up Nonplayer #1 while you're at it?

Title:: Nonplayer
Publisher: Image
Brief description: In the near-ish future a girl with a dead end job who still lives with her mom gets drawn into a deep web of conspiracy concerning the online video game she spends all her free time playing
Why I like it: The art, mostly. I mean it's a good sci-fi story but you'll pick it up to look at the pictures. It got a thumbs up from Geoff Darrow, Frank Quitely, and Moebius which really does count for something if comic book art means anything to you.
Issue that is a good jumping on point: Issue #1 on comixology! That's also the only jump on point. And the only issue. That was published in April of last year.

Haha whatever happened to this? The first issue was good!

Also, I second whoever mentioned on the first page including creative teams.

# ¿ Feb 12, 2012 20:05

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 19:28

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

How is Grendel? I've never read it.

# ¿ Mar 31, 2012 01:23

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Title:: Queen & Country
Publisher: Oni Press
Creators: Written by Greg Rucka with a whole slew of artists (there's also a spin-off series, Queen & Country: Declassified written initially by Rucka, then handed off to Antony Johnston)
Brief description: Q&C is a spy thriller series set in Great Britain's SIS that's far more grounded than, say, James Bond. It centers primarily around Tara Chace, a Minder in Special Ops, who perform foreign work - making them the rough counterpart of the US's CIA. It delves into the politics of the operations performed, as well as the fallout. Things don't always go well, as can be expected.
Why I like it: The writing and art are both quite good. Tara's a strong character, as is typical of Rucka's female characters, and the stories are interesting.
Issue that is a good jumping on point: It's actually no longer being produced, however, the full series, plus the spin-off are in print via four Definitive Edition collections that are around $15 each on Amazon. Rucka has also written three novels in the series that are also available.

# ¿ Apr 12, 2012 23:05

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Six AM posted:

Image is amazing right now. Prophet, Glory, Spaceman, Hickman books, Fatale, upcoming Morrison book, Saga, plenty of other poo poo I missed. Everything I read from Eric Stephenson makes me feel confident about the brand.

Spaceman is a Vertigo book.

# ¿ Apr 19, 2012 13:36

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Wasn't there some enormous hardcover released awhile back, also?

# ¿ May 1, 2012 15:06

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Dickeye posted:

Manhattan Projects and Secret are his first creator-owned ongoings.

I had no idea they were ongoings! Awesome.

# ¿ Jul 12, 2012 23:55

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

I just read through The Score over the past two nights and liked it, but not as much as the previous two. Still, it was a fun book, and recommended.

# ¿ Jul 19, 2012 14:27

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

gogisha posted:

It doesn't really get talked about here much but I've really been digging the Valiant relaunch. I have almost no familiarity with the company from the 90s so I don't know if some of the stories are retreads or whatnot but they're all pretty interesting, and even ones that seemed very argh so extreme (like I thought Bloodshot would end up being) manage to do things that keep me engaged regardless.

Harbinger has probably been my favorite so far, but the hilariously left wing Archer & Armstrong is working its way to a close second. I particularly appreciated that one of the review quotes they put on the cover of the second issue was "Brain numbing propaganda." It's nice to seem that they're aware of what they're doing and have a sense of humor about it.

We have a thread for it!

# ¿ Sep 6, 2012 12:04

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Yeah, I read the first Ultimate Collection and have no desire to read any more.

# ¿ Nov 16, 2012 01:37

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

WickedIcon posted:

Kirkman is pretty great when he's not phoning it in, but my god does he phone it in most of the time.

Honestly, I think he does his best work when he has an end in sight. Walking Dead and Invincible are both books he has no intention of ending as long as they continue to sell, so he's stuck treading water without the advantage of being able to get new creators to freshen things up like Marvel or DC would do.

# ¿ Nov 26, 2012 13:08

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

LtKenFrankenstein posted:

What were these, specifically? I must not be up on current events.

I don't remember specifically, but something about racist Ohio nightclubs?

# ¿ Dec 2, 2012 21:26

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Benny the Snake posted:

I'm really interested in Queen and Country by Greg Rucka: one of my favorite comic writers. It must be a rare series because I can't find it in any of my local comic shops. How good is the series?

It's not rare at all. It's probably just not purchased often so shops might not keep it in stock. The collections are all available on Amazon (your local shop should be able to order it for you, too, if you prefer that). I enjoy it and need to get the rest of it.

# ¿ Dec 17, 2012 01:56

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

bairfanx posted:

So, I haven't been to the shop yet, but did Infinite Vacation actually come out today? Is that series finished, finally?

It's on Comixology, for what it's worth.

# ¿ Jan 10, 2013 02:58

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Mr Wind Up Bird posted:

I'm pretty sure the last Multiple Warheads has the most puns ever put into a single comic. I don't know if I can deal with this.

That pear bit towards the end was something.

# ¿ Feb 7, 2013 13:18

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

When do we get a Gavok Street Fighter short story?

Or will it be Mortal Kombat since Sims is your mortal nemesis?

# ¿ Feb 8, 2013 15:16

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Gavok posted:

Not yet. Other than the main story, we get Dudley vs. Balrog, Guy vs. Ibuki, Dhalsim vs. Twelve (where Twelve transforms into various characters from SF1), Honda vs. Hakan and a Juri origin story. The Juri story does a really good job of explaining why she would be out to destroy Shadaloo while at the same time being a total scumbag villain.

I would write the gently caress out of Adon.

I would write more the gently caress out of this. It's not like I could do worse than the Malibu series.

Isn't that a CHIKARA wrestler?

# ¿ Feb 8, 2013 21:46

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Yeah, as stupid a decision as this is, it's really hard to make a claim that it's coming from homophobia, even though it can seem that way. As noted, the CEO is gay, the company donated to anti-Prop 8 groups, and have long extended benefits to the partners of gay employees.

# ¿ Apr 10, 2013 14:04

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

You should probably :nws:

that.

# ¿ Sep 25, 2013 15:35

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Mr Wind Up Bird posted:

I can't tell what is going on in Pretty Deadly at all. It looks nice but, like, nothing makes any sense to my brain. There's cowboys and vulture girl and stuff happens but nope it's just not clicking.

I didn't love it, but I'm interested in seeing where it goes. I have the feeling that given some time to breathe, it'll make way more sense. It's pretty clear that lots was happening for reasons that are yet to be explained.

# ¿ Oct 30, 2013 14:29

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Yeah, I was disappointed by that and somewhat annoyed I had to go to the Comixology store to buy it. (Granted I should prob buy it direct from Image, but I like all my stuff in one place.

)

# ¿ Nov 5, 2013 21:59

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

After hearing about how much Comixology gouges the publishers (Mark Millar was claiming 50%), I don't particularly care if Apple then gouges them.

# ¿ Nov 6, 2013 14:19

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

I apparently missed the start of God is Dead and grabbed the first three issues all at once and really liked it. Even if their idea of what the West Hyattsville Metro Station looks like has literally no basis in reality.

# ¿ Nov 9, 2013 16:05

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

I'm pretty sure it is always the case that you can buy something on the website and download it to your device of choice. It's just a bit more effort than clicking BUY and being done with it.

# ¿ Nov 15, 2013 17:58

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

I don't buy Diamond Shipping List for This Week like you do, so subscriptions don't really work for me since I have a tendency to drop things pretty quickly.

# ¿ Nov 15, 2013 21:07

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

coconono posted:

comixology's subs are just a pre-purchase, drop whenever. Digital Comics are good for you, bro.

I know. I buy all my comics digitally. I'm just impulsive and tend to just drop things on a whim.

# ¿ Nov 17, 2013 20:34

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

I didn't have a forest near me so no forest porn. Only swamps.

# ¿ Nov 23, 2013 22:28

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

jimcunningham posted:

Im late as poo poo, but just getting back into books. I bought
Saga.
East of West.
Bedlam.
Archer and Armstrong.
Manhattan Projects.
Nowhere Men.

Marvel and DC can suck a dick cause they are losing in quality over quantity. (I still like them)

Also Black Science was beautiful.

Marvel's putting out a bunch of quality books now (granted, they are also putting out a bunch of trash). DC not so much.

# ¿ Dec 20, 2013 21:49

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Has anyone else been reading God is Dead? I was ready to drop it after the last issue of the first arc, but the first issue without Hickman was really good and I'm sticking with it for the time being. The art has improved, I think, and I'm really interested in the world.

# ¿ Feb 21, 2014 17:38

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Nevvy Z posted:

New Manhattan Projects was pretty great.

If God Is Dead wasn't such dross I'd swear Hickman can do no wrong. As it is he's just probably the best writer working today.

Hickman's not writing God is Dead anymore and I think it's gotten a lot better since he left.

# ¿ Mar 27, 2014 04:25

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

I read through Bryan Lee O'Malley's Seconds last night and really enjoyed it. It was definitely scripted a lot tighter than Scott Pilgrim, and was a very different style.

# ¿ Jul 16, 2014 20:24

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

SalTheBard posted:

Did anyone else pick up Spread last week? I thought it was kind of cool. I got a Saga-esq vibe especially with the narration structure.

Yeah, I did based on Justin Jordan's work. I liked it a lot and I'll be sticking with it to see where it goes.

# ¿ Jul 17, 2014 02:01

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

First Bass posted:

I just got vol 1 and 2 of "GOD IS DEAD" just because I've been really digging Hickman's Marvel stuff, and the concept sounded pretty awesome.

In the second issue, they nuke Texas. Best indie comic ever.

After Hickman leave it gets better for like one more volume then gets really bad.

# ¿ Sep 7, 2014 02:15

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

I got it at Baltimore Comic-Con and Fiffe signed it for me.

(Still need to read it.)

# ¿ Sep 15, 2014 21:00

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

I'm surprisingly not enamored with WicDiv, but it gets better through the whole first arc. Can't comment on Rat Queens, but a lot of people here seem to enjoy it, though the artist turned out to be a terrible person (he's off now).

# ¿ Dec 1, 2014 18:00

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

East of West: The World has a short story that fleshes a plot point out a bit. It doesn't seem vital, but it's Hickman, so it'll probably be the most important bit in the endgame of the series.

# ¿ Jan 9, 2015 22:43

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

redbackground posted:

I still can't believe that Hickman has plans to go to like issue 60 with East of West (well, I can believe it, but you know). I'm going to be downright elderly by the time it finishes.

16 issues plus a special in two years isn't really that slow at all.

# ¿ Feb 3, 2015 21:24

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

The first arc ends in either issue 6 or 8 when Luci is killed.

# ¿ Mar 25, 2015 21:38

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Invincible is creator-owned, just as all Image titles are. He's also an Image partner, so he can probably keep it going as long as he wants provided he can afford to pay the artist.

# ¿ Mar 28, 2015 02:00

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

I wish it had better art, but the story's fantastic.

# ¿ Sep 15, 2015 15:33

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 19:28

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Yeah, we're not gonna spoil #4 where Boss reveals he's a space alien.

Whoops.

# ¿ Oct 8, 2015 02:05

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